Departure!

Jia He's gaze slowly swept across the valley, and he unexpectedly discovered that this was an excellent place for cultivating medicinal herbs. If herbs were planted here, the results would be twice as good with half the effort.

The energy of heaven and earth in this area was extremely dense because of the herbs planted throughout the valley. Their medicinal potency had seeped into the soil before dispersing, only to be trapped by the valley's terrain and form a closed cycle!

Xiao Yi Xian took Ya Fei's hand and headed toward the small wooden cabin, while Jia He wandered around the little valley, considering whether to turn it into a medicinal field.

In the end, Jia He gave up on the idea. First, this place was too far from the Imperial Capital of the Jia Ma Empire. Second, he did not want to destroy its tranquility.

For several days in a row, Jia He, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yi Xian lived here. The energy of heaven and earth was abundant, making it ideal for cultivation.

On a huge boulder in one part of the valley, Jia He sat cross-legged. As his chest rose and fell, the energy of heaven and earth around him began to churn, surging toward him.

After his violent Dou Qi completed several major circulation cycles, it suddenly broke through its shackles. Jia He's aura grew several degrees stronger.

Jia He slowly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them as he said faintly, "Six stars!"

During his battle with Wu Ya that day, Jia He had gained some insight. Now, in this little valley, he had finally broken through to the realm of a Six-Star Dou Emperor.

"Phew! Time to go!" Jia He said, stretching lazily.

Ya Fei emerged from the small wooden cabin and walked over to the boulder. Looking at Jia He, she asked, "Should we head back to the Imperial Capital?"

Jia He nodded. "Mm. Where's Xiao Yi Xian?"

Ya Fei said, "Xiao Yi Xian is packing her things. It may be a long time before she can return here."

Jia He stepped down from the boulder and looked at Ya Fei. "Come on, let's go take a look."

Jia He and Ya Fei entered the small wooden cabin and saw Xiao Yi Xian stuffing all the bottles and jars in the room into a bundle.

"Are you planning to take everything here with you?" Jia He asked Xiao Yi Xian with an amused smile.

Xiao Yi Xian said somewhat sheepishly, "These are all things I left here before. Since I'm going to the Imperial Capital this time, I'll be able to use them anyway, so I thought I'd bring them along!"

Jia He nodded. "That works, but they definitely won't all fit in that bundle. Take this Storage Ring."

Jia He removed the Storage Ring from his hand and handed it to Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Yi Xian was about to refuse, but Jia He directly pressed it into her hand and said, "A Storage Ring is more convenient, after all. Consider it a gift for joining Imperial Prison!"

Hearing Jia He say that, Xiao Yi Xian no longer refused.

Very quickly, Xiao Yi Xian stored most of the things here inside the Storage Ring.

Once she was ready, Xiao Yi Xian waved and called softly, "Xiao Lan!"

An eagle's cry rang out in the sky, and the Blue Eagle slowly circled down.

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Jia He and Ya Fei. "Xiao Lan has been with me for many years. Since we're going to the Imperial Capital this time, I want to bring it along too. Is that alright?"

As a wind-attributed magical beast, Xiao Lan was only a Second-Rank Magical Beast. Its attack power was not particularly strong, but its speed was exceptional.

Jia He said, "Of course. The Imperial Capital has plenty of medicinal herbs. Maybe we can help the little fellow grow stronger!"

Xiao Yi Xian smiled softly, then tapped off the ground with her toes and landed on the Blue Eagle's back.

Jia He was just about to wrap an arm around Ya Fei when her slender waist swayed slightly, effortlessly avoiding his hand.

Ya Fei shot Jia He a coquettish glare. "I'm not letting you take advantage of me this time. I'll ride the Blue Eagle with little sister Xiao Yi Xian!"

Then Ya Fei gave a light leap and landed on the Blue Eagle's back, pressing close to Xiao Yi Xian.

Jia He smiled teasingly. "Then should I get on too?"

Suppressing her laughter, Xiao Yi Xian said, "Xiao Lan is only a Second-Rank Magical Beast. It can only carry two people, and it's already full!"

Jia He smiled and shook his head. "Alright, alright. Looks like you two have abandoned me after all!"

Ya Fei gave a soft snort. "How is that abandonment? We're clearly lightening your burden, alright?"

"Alright, alright, whatever you say is right!" Jia He said with a light laugh.

Then Jia He said, "Alright, it's about time we went to find the Amethyst Winged Lion King!"

A pair of energy wings spread from Jia He's back, and he shot into the high sky.

Xiao Yi Xian guided Xiao Lan and followed behind Jia He.

Before long, Jia He and the others arrived at the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave. The moment they landed, they saw one large and one small Amethyst Winged Lion King emerge from within!

That little fellow was the Amethyst Winged Lion King's son, a Third-Rank Magical Beast. It was noticeably smaller than its father.

The Little Amethyst Winged Lion King looked curiously at Jia He. The Amethyst Winged Lion King said, "I've made all the arrangements here. I've also taken everything that needs to be taken."

Jia He nodded. "Don't worry. Once we reach the Imperial Capital, I'll make proper arrangements for you."

Then Jia He led the group as they flew toward Green Mountain Town outside the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

The Little Amethyst Winged Lion King followed behind its father, wobbling as it took flight. It was not slow at all, nearly as fast as the Blue Eagle, though its strength far surpassed the Blue Eagle's!

Outside Green Mountain Town, quite a few mercenaries had already returned and gathered into their own groups.

They each carried different medicinal herbs. To prevent others from coveting them, they had all stored them inside boxes, staying on guard against everyone else.

Before long, the alchemists who had entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range also returned under the leadership of Mitchell and two elders.

One of the elders looked at Mitchell and asked, "Has His Highness not returned yet?"

Mitchell said calmly, "With His Highness's strength, he will not encounter danger in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. There is no need to worry!"

"It's not exactly worry. It's just that there are Sixth-Rank Magical Beasts active in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, after all," the elder said.

Just then, a mercenary stared at the distant sky in terror and cried, "What is that?"

A massive purple magical beast flew out of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. By the time everyone came back to their senses, it had drawn much closer.

A powerful pressure spread from the magical beast's body, making even Mitchell's expression turn solemn. "Not good. That aura... it's actually a Sixth-Rank Magical Beast!"

Outside Green Mountain Town, the mercenaries immediately fell into a commotion.

However, at that moment, the figure following behind the magical beast put Mitchell at ease.

"Don't panic. His Highness is following behind that Sixth-Rank Magical Beast!" Mitchell said with a faint smile.

Hearing this, everyone turned to look in the Amethyst Winged Lion King's direction. Sure enough, they saw Jia He beside that magical beast.

Boom!

With a muffled crash, the Amethyst Winged Lion King landed in an open area outside Green Mountain Town. Its enormous beastly eyes slowly swept over everyone present, immediately making them feel their hearts tremble!

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